Challenges and Opportunities in Deep Reinforcement Learning With Graph Neural Networks: A Comprehensive Review of Algorithms and Applications
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS (United States)
- Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule (ETH), Zurich (Switzerland)
Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) has empowered a variety of artificial intelligence fields, including pattern recognition, robotics, recommendation-systems, and gaming. Similarly, graph neural networks (GNN) have also demonstrated their superior performance in supervised learning for graph-structured data. In recent times, the fusion of GNN with DRL for graph-structured environments has attracted a lot of attention. Here, this paper provides a comprehensive review of these hybrid works. These works can be classified into two categories: (1) algorithmic enhancement, where DRL and GNN complement each other for better utility; (2) application-specific enhancement, where DRL and GNN support each other. This fusion effectively addresses various complex problems in engineering and life sciences. Based on the review, we further analyze the applicability and benefits of fusing these two domains, especially in terms of increasing generalizability and reducing computational complexity. Finally, the key challenges in integrating DRL and GNN, and potential future research directions are highlighted, which will be of interest to the broader machine learning community.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 2476779
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA--174409
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 35; ISSN 2162-237X
- Publisher:
- IEEE Computational Intelligence SocietyCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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